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PDFWAC 388-439-0025

Eligibility for pandemic EBT benefits during the 2023 summer period.

(1) During the summer period of July and August 2023, schools and covered childcare centers will be deemed as closed.

(2) To be eligible for the pandemic electronic benefits transfer (P-EBT) benefit during the summer period after the 2022-2023 school year, prior to August 31, 2023, a child must be:

(a) An eligible student as defined under WAC 388-439-0005 (2)(d) in June 2023; or

(b) A child under age six, as defined under WAC 388-439-0020(1), between July 1, 2023, and August 31, 2023.

(3) A child determined eligible in subsection (2) of this section will receive a one-time, lump sum payment of $120 for the 2023 summer period.

(4) Summer P-EBT benefits for an eligible student or a child under age six will be placed on a P-EBT card under WAC 388-439-0015.

(5) USDA requires all issuances of P-EBT benefits to be complete by December 31, 2023, as federal funding will be exhausted. Any and all P-EBT benefits issued beyond this date will be subject to additional USDA approval and funding.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 74.04.050, 74.04.055, 74.04.057, 74.04.500, 74.04.510, 74.08.090, 74.08A.120, and Section 1101 of H.R. 6201, Families First Coronavirus Response Act, and amended by Section 1108 of H.R. 1319, American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. WSR 23-20-014, § 388-439-0025, filed 9/22/23, effective 10/23/23.]